Ethereum traders reduce their bullish bets as ETH struggles reclaim $3K

Ethereum traders reduce their bullish bets as ETH struggles reclaim $3K

ETH price is stuck in a rut and these three metrics suggest the downtrend is nowhere near an end. Ether (ETH) is still in troubled waters after failing to break a five-week-long descending channel top for the third time in a row. The March 2 test of the $3,000 resistance was followed by a 17.5% correction in five days, which signals that buyers are somewhat reluctant to defend the price.To date, Ether suffers from high network transaction fees, even though it dropped from $19 in mid-February to the current $13 per transaction. While this is less than peaks seen previously, $13 per....


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